MCL notes 26

Episode 26

NATHANIEL (2)

"What do you want me to think? A new student is coming, it’s not that exceptional."

+0 A.  Well, I’m not so sure about that… Certain things will change… 
+5 B.  Yeah, you’re probably right. 
-5 C.  Is that what you thought when I arrived? 

"No, not really. I was going to spend some time with Amber. Oddly enough, I feel like we are closer now than when I lived with her."

+0 A.  That’s not surprising, I’ve heard that people who get on each other’s nerves while living together can become very close once they live apart. 
+5 B.  I bet she misses you. It’s normal. 
-5 C.  You don’t even know when we are having the picnic, you might be free.  

"How did you manage to let all this fall on the ground?"

A.  It’s your charming sister’s fault…
+0 B.  Well, you could say that I had some help… 
C.  I’m not sure you’ll enjoy hearing the truth…

Choice towards Illustration:

+0 A.  (…A mixed salad. That shouldn’t be too complicated, and it’s pretty healthy.) (illustration)
+0 B.  (…A basket of chips, drinks and candy. That was enough when I had the picnic with the others. He should like all that, too.) 
+0 C.  (…Ice cream. You can never go wrong with ice cream.) 

"I guess so, yes."

+0 A.  Would you be interested in walking around the park after we eat? (Illustration)
+0 B.  Do you want to get some sun after we eat? 
+0 C.  (Don’t suggest anything.) 

CASTIEL (2)

"You look worried…"

+0 A.  It’s just that I heard about the new student. It’s weird. 
+5 B.  Well, you did just run into me. (-5 with low LOM)
-5 C.  No, I’m fine.   (+5  with low LOM)

"no thanks"

+5 A.  So, what are you up to, otherwise?  (–5 with low LOM)
+5 B.  Careful, I heard that Ms. Delanay is giving detentions to students who are hanging around the halls too much between classes.  (or -5 if you are high)

"Why doesn’t this situation surprise me?"

A.  Why don’t you help me instead of making fun of me. 
B.  Castiel, this isn’t the time…
-5 C.  Because I have a tendency of being a problem magnet, that’s all.  

Choice towards Illustration:

+0 A.  (…A. quiche. That shouldn’t be too complicated.) (illustration)
+0 B. (…A salad. I’ll put things I already have in it, it shouldn’t be too bad.)
+0 C.  (…Nothing, actually. I’ll get some burgers at the Dollar Shop on the way. I’m pretty sure he likes burgers.) 

+0 A.  Do you want to share?
+0 B.  (I’ll let him take the last piece. After all, I made the quiche to make him happy.
+0 C.  (I grabbed the last piece.) (Illustration)

LYSANDER (4)

"Oh, I see. It’s normal that everyone is intrigued."

+0 A.  I have to admit that I am too. I’ve been asking myself quite a few questions. 
+5 B.  It’s a bit ridiculous, hmm… They should wait to meet her before talking about her, ha ha… 
+0 C.  I hope that she won’t be a pest… 

"I don’t doubt that."

+0 A.  Come with us! 
+0 B.  I guess that’s not your cup of tea? (or -5)
-6 C.  Alexy didn’t invite you?

It’s normal. Are these things for your picnic?
A.  What else would it be?
B.  No, for ours!
C.  Yeah. Now I regret having bought so many things, ha ha. 

Choice towards Illustration:

+0 A.  (…A pasta salad. I should at least be able to do that.) 
+0 B.  (…A cheese tart. I hope he’ll like it…) 
+0 C.  (…Raspberry muffins. My dad makes them sometimes, I can use his recipe.) (illustration)

Nina: Where are you going? Can I come with you?
A.  No, no way!
+0 B.  (Don’t say anything.) 

"Well, you go first."
+0 A.  (Take a little piece of muffin.) 
+0 B.  (East a big piece of muffin.) (Illustration)
+0 C.  (Let Lysander try them first.) 

ARMIN (1) 
"Mmphhh…"
+0 A.  In any case, I don’t have a good feeling about the scoop of the day…
+0 B.  In any case, everyone is talking about the scoop of the day! 

          +5 A.  And, what if she’s a geek who raises ferrets and hides from the sun like the plague? 

          -5 B.  I would prefer if she was impolite, coarse and had acne.

+0 C.  So, what do you think about Peggy’s scoop?

-5 A.  Maybe we should stop looking for her, she won’t tell us anything anyway. 
+5 B.  Maybe she is upset that we found the information before her. 
+0 C.  We’ll find her, eventually. 
-or-

"Wanna keep looking for Peggy?"

A.  If we have to…
+0 B.  Yeah, we have to find out more about this whole story. 
+0 C.  Maybe we could do something a little more fun.

"It’s nothing. It’s not like me to ignore damsels in distress."

+0 A.  You should have come two minutes earlier, then… 
-5 B.  Well, some of them don’t necessarily need to be saved. 
+5 C.  What a man!

+0 A.  (…A chocolate cake. Violette inspired me.) (illustration)
+0 B.  (…A mix of crudities. It will do some good to eat healthy.) 
+0 C.  (…Nothing at all. I’ll go get some pizzas. I’m sure Armin will enjoy that.) 

"Stupid park! Come on, let’s get out of here."

+0 A.  No, don’t move! It’s the best way to avoid getting stung! (Illustration)
+0 B.  We should chase them away with our plates! 
+0 C.  Yeah, let’s go! 

KENTIN 

"candy, did you read the news?"

-5 A.  It’s hard to miss. Everyone’s talking about it. It’s starting to get annoying.  
+0 B.  Mmm… Yeah…  (-5  with low LOM)
+0 C.  I didn’t really read Peggy’s article, but I know what it’s about, yeah. 

+0 A.  It would make me happy if you were coming. 
-5 B.  I think you’d be bored anyway.  
+5 C.  I’m not sure it’s the idea of the century, but it could be fun.  

"What happened?"
+0 A.  I had a bad encounter. 
+5 B.  I ran into a herd of idiots. 
-5 C.  Nothing important, don’t worry.  

+0 A.  (…Sandwiches. Keep things simple, plus, he already said something about them.) 
+0 B.  (…A simple fruit basket. If I choose good ones, we’ll be sure to eat something healthy and delicious.) (illustration)
+0 C.  (…An assortment of cookies. Okay, it’s not really cooking, but at least I’m sure he’ll like it.) 

"I don’t know what to choose. Everything looks so good."
+0 A.  I would suggest the apples. (Illustration)
+0 B.  I would suggest the strawberries. 
+0 C.  I would suggest the grapes.  

ALEXY (1)

"Are we talking about the same person, here? My brother hates being outside. I swear, it’s a physical problem. After a while, he has cold sweats and shakes."

A.  Ha ha, yeah… At least. What’s the next stage? Fainting?
+5 B.  It’s just the withdrawal from his video games. 

"It’s nice to get everyone together! That way, we can spend time with people we don’t normally talk to."

+0 A.  Like Amber and her friends?
+5 B.  That might be a little crazy… 


Weird… Armin and I will try and convince him. He won’t be able to say no.
+0 A.  With Armin? Are you sure? 
+6 B.  No, don’t do that!

"I had the “luck” of running into her three times in the hallway, and she said she would find something for me to do."

+0 A.  She’s exaggerating! 
-5 B.  At the same time, you were looking for trouble. 
+5 C.  She’s the one who needs to find an occupation… 

Iris

Oh, well, her name is Priya and she has traveled quite a bit. Peggy discovered that her dad is a businessman who has to move often for his job. I hope that she won’t be too bored here.

• A.  No way! Too many things happen in this school to be bored. +5
• B.  Well, I just hope she’ll be nice.  /

Nina

Of course! He likes me a lot, you know? More than you, in any case.

• A.  I don’t care. I’m not interested in Lysander. +5
• B.  You don’t need to take that tone with me. If that’s what you think, good for you.  /
• C.  Ha ha! That would be a quite a surprise! -

Capucine

On the other hand…

• A.  It’s odd, you didn’t have that same attitude yesterday after the accident during science class. - 5
• B.  Thanks Capucine, for that extremely mature remark… /

Rosa

Well, that wasn’t too complicated.

• A.  Yeah, I could have done without it, though. +5
• B.  Speak for yourself, I had to put in more money than the others. -
• C.  It was even fun. /

Peggy

We’ll see about that…

• A.  We don’t have to talk about boys, let’s change the subject. /
• B.  But there must be a boy from the school who pleases you more than the others, no? /
• C.  (Don’t say anything.) /

Violette

But I don’t think I will approach her.

• A.  You don’t have to go talk to her alone. We could go talk to her together, if you want. +5
• B.  You really need to combat your timidity, Violette…
• C.  I don’t want to see her. This school is doing fine without her. 

Li

"I just broke a nail!"

a. Don't count on me to help you. I got caught once, I wont fall for that again. /

b. Poor dear, it must be AWFUL. /

c. don't feel like you have to tell me your life story. /

Amber

Choice:

• A.  (Ask Amber what she thinks about Peggy’s scoop.) -5
• B.  (Don’t ask anything and leave.) /

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MCL notes 25

Episode 25

NATHANIEL
"i have to admit that i'm not convinced by ms delanay's methods..."
+0 a. because you are scared to be next to someone you don't like?
-5 b. do you think she is a bad teacher?
+5 c. i'm a little scared of her...

"(lab coats blah blah)"
+0 a. how is white, by the way?
+0 b. on another note, do you have a preference for your partner?
          +5 A.  In any case, I would be happy to be with you. (+0 with low LOM around 65)
          -5 B.  I would be intimidated to be with you…
          -5 C.  I could see you being partners with Armin! (or +5)
+0 c. (don't say anything else.)

armin: "come on, say yes! it will be fun!"
a. well, okay... but i would prefer to spy on the students. (nathaniel?)
b. well, okay... but i would prefer to spy on the teachers. (armin and alexy)

Information about what?
-5 A.  We don’t have time, Armin and Rosa are waiting for us! Alexy, come on, we have to go. (or +0)
+0 B.  About an event that will take place at the school.  

           -5 A.  Say, you don’t know about much these days. 

          +0 B.  It’s okay. We’ll continue our investigation. 
          +4 C.  It’s for the best. At least you won’t get in trouble if we find something out. 

Maybe, but apparently, even the teacher doesn’t understand how it happened. Their mixture was so random that they didn’t even remember what they put in it…

+0 A.  How do you know? 
-5 B.  I watched them work a bit, I’m not surprised… 
+5 C.  If Ms. Delanay had been there to help us, this might not have happened! 

CASTIEL 
"yeah. that teacher is old school. soon she will have us lining up two by two and holding hands before class."
+0 a. it sounds like you are scared of her...
+5 b. ha ha! i think it's funny! (- with low LOM around 65 or under) 
-5 c. i can already imagine you holding nathaniel's hand...

"you could just ask our charming teacher... she will be happy to answer your question, with her legendary warmness."
+5 a. okay, but you have to come with me, castiel. (or +0)
+0 b. okay, but lysander is coming with me. (-LOM if high enough)
+0 c. uh... i would prefer not to.

(if you chose Iris to distract the teachers with you.) "It’s weird when I see the two of you together like that, I feel like you are up to something."

+0 A.  Think what you want. Come on, Iris. Let’s go. 
+5 B.  Absolutely not. 
-5 C.  Don’t get yourself involved in this.

"do you have a problem with that?"
+0 A.  Seriously? You’re exaggerating, Castiel!  (+5 Kentin)
-5 B.  You should stand up for yourself, Kentin… 
-5 C.  Anyone would have a problem with that. It’s not very cool of you. 

LYSANDER
"hmm... she is pretty direct..."
+0 a. and that test, did it inspire you?     
          +5 a. i was scared at first, but then i found it kind of funny.
          +5 b. oh, i'm sure you did great. (+0  for low LOM) 
          -5 c. i'm sure i bombed it...
+0 b. that's the least one could say!
     -5 A.  I hate her already.
     +0 B.  I think her partner system is pretty aggressive… Imagine if I’m paired with Amber!
     +0 C.  The worst is that I didn’t understand anything during class.

castiel: "you could just ask our charming teacher... she will be happy to answer your question, with her legendary warmness."
+0 a. okay, but you have to come with me, castiel. (-5 if your high enough LOM)
+5 b. okay, but lysander is coming with me. (or +0)
+0 c. uh... i would prefer not to.

(candy starts)
+4 A. In any case, I hope that I will be next to you. I would be reassured.
+0 B. In any case, I hope that I’ll have the time to finish the article for Peggy before class, otherwise it will be too late. 

-5 C. In any case, I hope that we won’t be next to each other… Our table will surely look like a battle field.  

(candy starts)

-5 A. Tell me, am I dreaming or did you just play Capucine like a fiddle? 
+0 B. So, times are tough? 
+4 C. You are such a unique boy, you know? 

ARMIN
"*mumble*"
+5 a. what's wrong? are you angry?
-5 b. what's wrong? did you bomb your test?
+0 c. what's wrong? are you worried about your partner?

"*playing his game*"
-3 a. i'm guessing you don't know where we can get the outfit for science class...?
-5 b. do you know how to do anything else besides playing games? (or / with high LOM)
+5 c. (don't ask anything)

"come on, say yes! it will be fun!"
a. well, okay... but i would prefer to spy on the students. (nathaniel?)
b. well, okay... but i would prefer to spy on the teachers. (armin and alexy)
          +0 A.  (I’m petrified.) (preference)
          +0 B.  (I decided to take hold of the situation.) 

(You Start Discussion)
-5 A.  Your lab doesn’t seem to be advancing too much… 
+5 B.  What a mood… 
+0 C.  I don’t know how you put up with her. 

KENTIN 
"and that test was the last thing i expected."
+0 a. what did you answer for the first question?
          -5 A.  Wow…. Chemistry really isn’t your thing. 
        +0 B.  I see that both of us are equally unsure of ourselves. 
        +2 C.  Yeah, I think that’s right.  
+0 b. what did you choose as the quality that best defines you?
          +0 a. (smile) (or -2)
          +2 b. (frown)
          +0 c. (laugh)

"normal, alexy is too busy imagining horrible things to pay attention to anything around him..."
+0 a. that's not his style... (Alexy +5)
+3 b. and what horrible things is he talking about? (Alexy /0)
-5 c. i don't care about your stories. all i want to do is find those stupid lab coats for science class... (Alexy -5)

"Oh, hey Candy."
-5 A.  Are you having a drink… Alone? 
+0 B.  Can I sit with you? 
+0 C.  It’s a good idea to come here after class. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it. (pref)  

-or-

"…I-If you want you know."

+2 A.  Yeah, with pleasure! 
+0 B.  No, sorry, I have to go home.  

          (if you join him)

            +0 A.  I’ve been so busy! I had to run around to write an article. 

          +0 B.  The day was long… I had to run everywhere to find the outfit for science class. 
          +5 C.  It was a nice day, but it’s even better now that I’m with you… 

"I really don’t regret adopting him. A dog really brings a certain ambiance to a home. It’s much happier when he is there."

+0 A.  It must be a real mess! 
-5 B.  Everything worked out, then…. 
+5 C.  Yeah, I bet! You are so lucky… (or +0)

castiel: "do you have a problem with that?"
+5 A.  Seriously? You’re exaggerating, Castiel!
 B.  You should stand up for yourself, Kentin… 
 C.  Anyone would have a problem with that. It’s not very cool of you. 

ALEXY 
iris: "and you, candy, what did you think?"
+0 a. all i know is that i'm excited to start some experiments. it will be fun.
+0 b. i didn't like the personal questions.
+0 c. i was surprised by the teacher's attitude. she should cool down a bit.
+10 d. i just hope that i'll be next to someone i like.

kentin: Normal, Alexy is too busy imagining horrible things to pay attention to anything around him…

+5 A.  That’s not his style…  (Kentin /0)
+0 B.  And what horrible things is he talking about? (Kentin +5)
-5 C.  I don’t care about your stories. All I want to do is find those stupid lab coats for science class… (Kentin -5)

You shouldn’t go alone. It’s best to do that sort of thing with a partner. It will be twice the amount of distraction.

• A.  You’re right, come with me. /
• B.  You’re right, I’ll go with Iris.  /

Rosa

That test was ridiculous. There was no logic to it.

• A.  I agree. I didn’t understand anything… /
• B.  There surely was, but I don’t know much about that kind of logic… + 5
• C.  Of course there was! /

Pfff… It’s useless to continue. We should just wait for the teacher…

• A.  Are you sure? I still think we should try… /
• B.  It’s frustrating to work with you…. It’s like you don’t care. -
• C.  Yeah, plus everyone is talking, which definitely doesn’t make me want to work. +

Iris: I feel like Nathaniel just tried to help Castiel stay out of trouble.

• A.  I don’t know, that’s quite surprising. Plus, we don’t have all the information to fully understand. 
• B.  Maybe Nathaniel feels like he owes something to Castiel. Castiel did give him the idea to become independent…? 

Peggy

I have lots of information that’s not the problem…

• A.  What is it then? +6
• B.  If you need to talk, I’m here, you know….  /
• C.  Uh, we all have problems… That’s not a reason to come pout in the basement.  –

Melody

Don’t forget. I don’t think Ms. Delanay will let you into class without it. She seemed pretty serious about this.

• A.  If you want my opinion, she seems pretty serious about everything. +5
• B.  Don’t worry, I’ll remember. Thanks for the information! /

Shoot, I didn’t think we would get stuck… This is harder than I thought…

• A.      Well, well, I thought you were better than that.
• B.      We need a break. The others are taking one, so why should we deprive ourselves?
• C.      Listen, there’s no need to get upset for this. Let’s wait until the teacher comes back. She will help us.  +5

"I can't wait to start an experiment! it will be so interesting."

a. Yeah, I think so too, even if I am a little nervous... +5

b. Not me, I'm not at all excited about this class. /0

c. You don't have to pretend in front of me, I'm not the teacher.

Capucine

I’m pretty good at science.

• A.  How’s your head, today? Not feeling too big? /
• B.  Yeah, and I’m the aqua-pony champion. -4

Iris

And you , Nickname, what did you think?

• A.  All I know that I’m excited to start some experiments. It will be fun. +
• B.  I didn’t like the personal questions. /
• C.  I was surprised by the teacher’s attitude. She should cool down a bit./
• D.  I just hope that I’ll be next to someone I like. / (+ Alexy LOM)

I feel like Nathaniel just tried to help Castiel stay out of trouble.

• A.  I don’t know, that’s quite surprising. Plus, we don’t have all the information to fully understand. /
• B.  Maybe Nathaniel feels like he owes something to Castiel. Castiel did give him the idea to become independent…? /

Kim

"for class this afternoon. I won't let my partner annoy me."

/0 a. You're right, me neither!

b. ...Calm down. you don't even know who it is yet.

c. if you go in with that attitude, you won't get off to a good start.

Yeah, well, I wouldn’t get involved. It’s her business if she doesn’t want to be the gossip girl anymore.

• A.  Plus, it’s best to leave her alone after everything she did. /
• B.  I hope that she’ll be alright. It is sad to see her like that.  +5

This is pretty depressing….

• A.      You aren’t making an effort either… -
• B.      Yeah, I agree. What if we took a break? Everyone is talking anyway. /
• C.      I feel like we aren’t doing it right… I’m scared for the result. +5

Violette

"I would like to be your partner in science class."

A. Yeah, that would be cool!

-5 B. I would rather be with a boy.

/0 C. Too bad we can't choose...